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6e75f66fb1df769556fe3b17320065edï»¿[Written in the top margin of this page.]Direct to me Lebenan Marian Co Kentuckey[The letter begins below this.]Lebanon Jan th 15 1862 Dear Children[,] Here I am agane with pen ink and paper to write Home although I have nothing new to tell you I have not seen Pa cince New Years day I have recieved one letter cince I wrote to you I will enclose it as I dont know whether he writes to you or not I dont get letters from you oftain I want you to write one to me and one to Pa as usual once a week Pa may be where he cant send yours to me I will find out where to send to me and tell you before I close this This is an awful loansom gloomey place We hav have not seen the sun but twise a few moments at a time for the last fifteen days I supose you wonder how I live at all well it is strange I am surprised at myself but I try not to look on the dark side what awful calamity may befall us we dont know but one thing isJ.George to Wife & Children, April 22, 1862 OCHS, Rochester, Olmsted, MN â€“ L.S2

6e75f66fb1df769556fe3b17320065edï»¿[Written in the top margin of this page.]Direct to me Lebenan Marian Co Kentuckey[The letter begins below this.]Lebanon Jan th 15 1862 Dear Children[,] Here I am agane with pen ink and paper to write Home although I have nothing new to tell you I have not seen Pa cince New Years day I have recieved one letter cince I wrote to you I will enclose it as I dont know whether he writes to you or not I dont get letters from you oftain I want you to write one to me and one to Pa as usual once a week Pa may be where he cant send yours to me I will find out where to send to me and tell you before I close this This is an awful loansom gloomey place We hav have not seen the sun but twise a few moments at a time for the last fifteen days I supose you wonder how I live at all well it is strange I am surprised at myself but I try not to look on the dark side what awful calamity may befall us we dont know but one thing isJ.George to Wife & Children, April 22, 1862 OCHS, Rochester, Olmsted, MN â€“ L.S2